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Days after the club did not trigger the one-year extension on Valencia's contract the Ecuador international posted videos onto Instagram of himself training on a beach in his homeland.

Alongside clips of himself carrying out sprint and agility drills, Valencia wrote: 'It's never too late to start over.

'I mean, every step of the way, I just tried to build something that would last.

Valencia, who will be able to leave for free at end of season, has played 338 times for United

ANTONIO VALENCIA STATS AT MAN UNITED

Appearances: 338

Goals: 25

Assists: 62

'The greatest peace we find is when we try to achieve our dreams. At every stage of life we must give our best to follow.'

The 33-year-old also uploaded a picture of himself enjoying a variety of fruit. He wrote: 'The best way to recover is from natural sources.

'Thanks to my Ecuadorian soil for so much variety of fruits!'

Valencia, who will be able to leave on a free transfer at the end of the season, has made 338 appearances for United.

'He's had a fantastic career here at Manchester United and England, and he's one of the Premier League winners left in the dressing-room, but I'm not sure if United and Antonio will agree on the next year,' Solskjaer said last Friday.

'He's still not 100 per cent fit and he is still working to get back fit. It depends if he gets back on the pitch as well in the next few months but he's the captain, a great servant to the club, so hopefully I can get him on the pitch and show what he can do, or he can get himself 100 per cent fit and back on the pitch.'

Valencia also uploaded a picture onto his Instagram page of himself enjoying a variety of fruit